Author: Halden
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Movin’ Out
Phil DePaolo may or may not be the mayor of Williamsburg, but he has certainly been a fixture on the neighborhood activism scene. And now he’s leaving town – moving to the suburbs for better schools. I worked with Phil on any number of issues in the neighborhood, didn’t always agree with him 100%, but…
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Matchett Candy Factory Rents
Crain’s reports that the former Matchett Candy Factory at Wythe and South 4th, one of the handsomest old factory buildings in Williamsburg, is fully rented. Further evidence (viz. 175 Kent) that the market for rentals in former condo developments remains very strong in North Brooklyn. (The market for condos isn’t doing too bad either, but…
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240 Bedford Bankruptcy Fight
The hulking steel skeleton of stalled development at Bedford and North 4th is back in play at bankruptcy court, as two developers fight for control of the property. The property had been tied up with urban renewal restrictions through 2009, though the current owner had proposed a deal to get out of those restrictions back…
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City Shutters Bronx School for Elevated TCE Levels
http://www.wnyc.org/blogs/wnyc-news-blog/2011/aug/09/bronx-school-closed-after-elevated-levels-chemical/
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11 Broadway Update
From Curbed, 11 Broadway gets a new (tan) facade. The building is about halfway up, and Curbed reports that it is slated to open (possibly with a grocery store) towards the end of 2012.
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Catholic Church Extinguishes Arts Community at St. Cecilia’s
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2011/08/catholic_church_extinguishes_a.html
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Wooden House Project
The Wooden House Project is a new blog by Elizabeth Finkelstein that deals with Brooklyn’s wood-frame row houses. The site is well-designed and content-rich, and it’s a subject that is very near to my heart, so I am looking forward to some good things. If this post is any indication, this site has a lot…
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Friends Ask Friends to Join Weed Day
Friends of East River State Park is looking for volunteers to join them Saturday morning to weed the park (sorry, there will be no actual weed).